Hat lining and size reducer



Nov. 20, 1928.

P. ROSENBERG HAT LINING AND SIZE REDUCER Filed Feb. 15, 1928 awuemto'c Patented Nov. 20,1928.

- UNITED ST TES PATENT bOFFjiCE- PHILIP nosminnne, oF B RooKLYN; new some.

"HAT LINI-NG'AND SIZE annucnn.

Application in d'rebruar a'iaes sci-i211 No. 253,829.

My invention relates to improvements in i UYllEi'S; especially hats which are 3 good fit upon the wearers head.

i n QlJ'jc the invention is to provide a iining for a hator such acharacter'that'the size of the hat can beadju'sted as desiredgin a simple, quick, and easy manner, without requiring either cutting or stltching or any pearance.

i The nature and'advantages of the inventio are fully set forth in the following description; and the novel features are pointed out in the appended claims. But this disclosure is explanatory only, and I may vary the details of construction'and design withoutde alteration whatever in its structure orap- "parting from the spirit of the invention, or

vention as illustrated, I use the numeral 1 to indicate the bodyof the lining, which is closed at the top by a piece of material 2 and open at the bottom. The lining can thusbe inserted into ahat and securedin place. It can be made out of any suitable material secured together at its opposite ends with the top 2 stitched in place along the upper edge of the body 1. Encircling the lining adjacent the opposite edge which surrounds theopen bottom of the lining is a portion of strip 3 fas tened to the body of the lining l by an upper row of stitches 4 and lower row of stitches the open lower end or bottom, an annular pocket 6 surrounding the l1n1ng,and when the l ning is put into a hat, usually a womans hat, the strip 3 will be between the lining and.

the crown of the hat, and will be entirely hidden from View. The'sleeve is intended to receive and containa strip or pad of some l-zin d of filling material that can be made as thick as desired to .adjustthe size of the hat to whichthe lining is attached, that is to say, the inside dimensions or" the crown as easily be pushed into the pocket-6.

'On the drawings, the same numerals iden- 5. This strip forms with thelining adj acent' required. If the hat would otherwise be too large,- the insertion of a pad, such'a s shown at '5' of the lflflllb thickness in o the pocket 6, will, ofcoui se,reduce the of thenhat byi the necessary amount tomake it tit. the" wearers' head thefpro'per manner.

The ends or the body 1 which may consist of a strip of cloth rolledinto the form of a tube or sleeve tobring'the ends together,

maybe diagonal, as indicated; at8, andlthe two edges may be sewed or stitched from the top 2 down as far as the line of stitches 4.-

Fromthat point on, these two edges may be un-sewed as far as the lower row of stitches 5 to provide a slit 9 which gives admission to the pocketfi from the inside of the lining'l.

The diagonal edges of theends of the body 1 I may be stitched together below the stitches 5 atthe edge or rimoit the lining 1. The ends of the strip are'preferably'abrupt or square,

so 'that toinsert the strip into the pocket 6,-

one needs only to open the entrance 9gtothe 1 pocket 6 so as to insert the corner of one end of this strip,cand then the whole stri These strips can be kept in stock and can be of varying thicknesses. They are general- V ly made of two layers of cloth lOwith a layer of stiflening material, such as coarse gauze 11 between them and secured together by st1tches 12. Such a strip can, of course, be taken out or replaced whenever the wearer wishes.

The extent to which the ends of the body 1 overlap at the slit 9 is indicated'by the numeral 13. If desired,,the.ends of the strip 3 may also be cut on the diagonal and'be unstitched to provide an opening 14 similar to the opening 9. The overlapping ends of the strip 3 are indicated by the numeral'15 in Figurel. i

With ahat lining according tion,,the size of the hat in which the lining is to my invenplaced can be adjusted without alteration of the hat or the lining,"merely by-putting a strip 7 of the required thickness into the pocket 6. The strip 7 is entirely hidden, and

the adjustment of thesize of the hat is thus accomplished without changing in any manner the appearance of the hat or of the lining lwithini. I n a 1 The pad or strip 7 can be made. of any suitable material and inlayers, asshown, or in' other ways. It can be removed and shortened by cutting ofiat either end, if-desired, to give the right fit. V I can also sew up the diagonal ends of the strip 3, to close the opening le, as

the opening or slit 9 in the lining l is sutficient.

' shaped to fit the interior of the hat, said body having a portion attached adjacent its lower edge to the body and extending circuniterentially thereof, the upper edge of said portion also being secured to the body, the lining and saidportion thus providing acontinuous annular pocket closed at top and bottom, said pocket having an opening and a flexiblestrip of fillinginaterial in the pocket and removable through said opening to adjust the size of the hat to the head of the wearer.

2. A lining for a hat comprising abody consisting of a piece of cloth with diagonal I edges secured together, a strip secured to the outside of the lining to provide a pocket therebetween, part of the diagonal edges of the lining between the top and bottom edges of the strip being tin-stitched to provide an entrance'opening with diagonal edges to said pocket and permit the insertion of filling niaa terial to adjustthe size of the hat according to the Wearers head. I

In testimony that I cla m the tort-going as my invention, 1 have signed my name hereto.

' PHILIP ROSENBERG. 

